SOLUTION: The amount of money that it costs to ride in a taxi cab in Miami is based on the distance driven in miles and can be represented by a linear model. You take two taxi rides. The f
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Question 947199: The amount of money that it costs to ride in a taxi cab in Miami is based on the distance driven in miles and can be represented by a linear model. You take two taxi rides. The first travels 12 miles and costs you $24.85 and the second travels 5 miles and costs $12.25.
Write an equation expressing the miles driven (M) as it relates to the final cost (C).
Predict the cost of a taxi ride that travels 30 miles.
How far did a taxi travel if the final cost is $31.15?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1st taxi:
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2nd taxi:
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(a)
For 1st taxi:
$62.10
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For 2nd taxi:
$73.50
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(b)
For 1st taxi:
mi
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For 2nd taxi:
mi
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